I guess the teachers need to know which students need to be reeducated.
Via EAGnews:
Is this what students should expect on the new Common Core tests?
A test preparation book produced by Carson-Dellosa Publishing titled “Spectrum Test Prep” features a series of questions related to government and political philosophy. Most require students to read a brief passage and answer either multiple choice or written questions.
While the book was copyrighted in 2007, the publishers boast that it’s compatible with “national standards.”
One group of questions for 8th graders – unrelated to a specific reading – is titled “Group Identity and Social Class.”
Among the questions students answer are:
With which ethnic group do you most closely identify? To which social class would you say you belong?
When you watch TV or read newspapers or magazines, are people of your ethnic group, gender, and social class widely represented?
When you study the history of America in school, do you learn about the contributions of people of your ethnic group? Your gender? Your social class?
If you ask to speak with the manager of an institution such as a bank, a retail store, or another place of business, how likely is it that you will meet someone of your ethnic background or gender?
How many of your teachers share your ethnic background?
Can you readily purchase greeting cards that feature people of your ethnic group or social class?
If you cut your finger, can you easily find bandages that match the color of your skin?